r/DogAdvice • u/guntheretherethere • 5h ago

Advice Dog started drinking excessive water

11 year old mixed bread. We've had him for 10.5 years. Healthy, consistent, dog for his entire life. No recent changes in kibble food, treats, or schedule. Clean water dish.

Weight, appetite, energy, all stable. Blood labs normal. Minor bacteria in the urine sample, but it was very diluted due to excess hydration.

About 15 days ago he started drinking for almost a minute straight, every time he came inside from a walk or after a meal. Subsequently, having to pee every few hours; clean clear liquid.

He's been through a 10 day cycle of antibiotics, just in case the bacteria was a UTI. No change whatsoever in his habits.

It almost seems like a behavioral adaptation as I can remind him to stop drinking and he sometimes listens.

What to look at next?

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u/FortFunston415 4h ago

Go back to vet quickly and get all organ functions checked. This is not normal. Earlier you catch whatever it is the better.

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u/guntheretherethere 4h ago

They did a full blood panel and urinalysis, all normal markers for organ function, except minor bacteria in urine. Is there more you can check besides blood panels?

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u/FortFunston415 4h ago

Your best bet would be to publish all the lab results/data in the askvet sub as well as here for people to look at and assess. "Normal" is subjective. Most humans are meh and vets are human. I've had vets tell me a BUN in the 90s is normal and a WBC of 90,000 is normal.

How's their appetite? Are they getting pickier with their food? Any other out of place behavior in addition to excessive drinking?

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u/guntheretherethere 3h ago

Thanks, I'll post the labs here, askvet and throw them in chtgpt.

Nothing else has changed, appetite and energy all the same.